These days, the number one excuse not to do anything is, “I don’t have the time,” and meditation is no exception. A lot of people say they want to start practicing meditation but they just simply can’t squeeze it into their ultra-busy schedule. The reason people assume they don’t, or won’t, have time to meditate […]
If you’re an athlete, you’re probably sick of hearing about all the things you “must” do — You must take x, y, and z supplements; you must follow x, y, and z workout routines; etc, etc, etc… Usually, when someone is telling you as an athlete that you really should do something — unless they’re your […]
Are you someone who enjoys cooking, or do you mostly view it as a chore? If you’re someone who likes to cook, then you’re probably already practicing mindfulness when you cook, even if you don’t realize it. However, if you’re someone who thinks of it as a chore, I’m going to share with you how […]
A lot of people falsely assume that meditation and religion are a package deal. While it’s true that meditation can be used as a religious practice, meditation can still be used on its own in a secular fashion for health, sustainability and wellness. Meditation has deep roots in Hinduism and Buddhism, which is why so […]
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve talked about the growing trend of teaching children to meditate. Not too long ago, many of us thought meditation was exclusively a grownup pursuit, but that old paradigm is being shattered as more and more adults teach their children how to meditate. It turns out that children benefit […]
Continuing my brief series on meditation for children, I’d like to take a look at some of the observed benefits of meditation for children. Meditation for children sounds like a novel concept, but the truth is, it’s something a lot of people have been working on for a long time, now. For example, it might […]
It’s interesting; we tend to think of meditation as something only for adults, but why is that? Maybe it’s because we assume children don’t have the patience or brainpower to effectively meditate. However, when you really think about it, though, there’s no reason children can’t, or shouldn’t, meditate. In fact, maybe that impatience we assume […]
So, last week we talked about how virtually every moment of your life can be viewed as an opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation; but once you learn how to recognize these opportunities, how do you successfully utilize them? If you’ve already been practicing mindfulness meditation, you probably already know what to do; but if you’re […]
When reading up on meditation techniques for beginners, it is often suggested that you should practice meditation for a certain amount of time every day – e.g., 20 minutes a day. While it is ideal that you set aside a fixed amount of time to meditate each day, that does not mean you have to […]
Scientists used to believe that genes are a fixed thing. In other words, the genes you are born with are what determine who you are, and nothing can ever change that; they remain static, and cannot be altered. However, though the study of epigenetics, scientists began to realize that genes can be expressed in different […]
